Catching up…St Barths.
We are in Sint Maarten now, but stopped in St Barths along the way. We love the French islands!
Welcome:
Normally you have to find (and deal with) customs and immigration. In the French Islands you find the Capitainerie, or a shop with a customs computer:
…and just check-in yourself:
We anchored in Columbier and took the dinghy to Gustavia:
This is the south end of the harbor:
Looking North:
The “wood house” is over 150 years old:
Had to check out this church:
We did:
Gustavia is small, neat and clean:
Found the bakery:
Mirror finish on this little boat:
City Hall:
Waterfront by city hall:
Gustavia anchorage:
After exploring the town a bit we sat down for lunch at this place:
We were in St Barths over the new year and it was a zoo. We have never seen so many megayachts in one place before:
This yacht has its own sailboat and helicopter:
We were able to meet up with the Rays and spend new years eve together!
A couple of days later we departed St Barths for Sint Maarten…
…stopping at Ile Fourchue along the way:
More to follow.